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This photo, released by the Iranian semi-official Fars News Agency, claims to show the launch of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Shahab-3 medium-range missile at an undisclosed location. (Photo by Fars News Agency / Ali Shaigan / AP)

US, Chinese officials meet for talks on North Korea

U.S. and Chinese officials met over North Korea's nuclear program amid signs Pyongyang may be willing to restart talks on the issue.

Press Trust of India

Dollar may not always be king, says World Bank president

World Bank President Robert Zoellick will warn today that the U.S. should not take the dollar’s status as the world’s main reserve currency for granted.

Business Day

If talks fail, US eyes Iran economic isolation

The Obama administration is laying plans to cut Iran's economic links to the world if talks over the country's nuclear ambitions founder, according to officials and outside experts familiar with the plans.

Philadelphia Inquirer

White House to go after Iran's oil income

CBS News

Special section:

Iran’s hidden nuclear facility

New York Times

Climate change legislation splitting US business community

PG&E Corp. quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce while Nike Inc. and Johnson & Johnson criticized the group for its stance. Duke Energy Corp. resigned from the National Association of Manufacturers.

Bloomberg

IPCC head Pachauri on climate change

ABC News

'Hitler' skull belonged to woman

A skull fragment thought to be Hitler's is in fact that of an unidentified woman, according to a U.S. study.

Channel NewsAsia

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NATION

Census: income gap widens

The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravage household budgets.

CBS News

Zazi to be arraigned in New York

Najibullah Zazi is to be arraigned in Brooklyn on charges he conspired to use weapons of mass destruction.

MSNBC

Obama administration task force clears 75 at Guantanamo for release

An Obama administration task force has so far cleared 75 of the remaining 223 Guantanamo prisoners for release as part of its effort to close the detention camp, a military spokesman said.

Reuters

Officials: Standish site an option for detainees

Detroit Free Press

Guantanamo not likely to close on time

YouTube

POLITICS

Harkin says he has the votes to pass public option bill in the Senate

The Senate has the votes to pass a health care reform bill including a public option, a key Senate chairman said.

The Hill

Fight against abortion complicates debate

New York Times

Secret Service probing Facebook poll on Obama assassination

The Secret Service is investigating the origins of a poll that appeared on Facebook that asked whether President Barack Obama should be killed.

ABC News

Facebook pulls Obama assassination poll

MSNBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Polanski appeals against extradition

Lawyers for Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski lodged an appeal with a Swiss court against his arrest on a U.S. extradition warrant.

US Daily

Outcry over Polanski detention

BBC

Michelle Obama: Moms should make sure they're happy, too

In an interview with Prevention magazine, Michelle Obama says being a good mother "isn't all about sacrificing" and that women ought to put themselves higher on the priority list.

Baltimore Sun

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists find missing dino-bird link?

Researchers have unearthed the fossil of a bird-like dinosaur with four wings in northeastern China, which they suggest is a missing link in dinosaurs' evolution into birds.

Toronto Star

New technology lets users arrange for data to self-destruct

Consider the technology that a quartet of computer scientists at the University of Washington introduced to the world. It’s called Vanish, and it’s designed to make your electronic messages do just that.

Kansas City Star

Champagne bubbles not only give it fizz – they give it unique taste as well

Regarding champagne, researchers claim that the stream of bubbles continually transfer flavor from the bottom of the glass to the top, releasing it like an “aerosol” at the surface.

Telegraph.co.uk

HEALTH

The hidden loss for primary care

Ryan Circh's heart is drawn to family medicine, but his head — fixated on student loans and health care reform — is leading him toward emergency or sports medicine.

Baltimore Sun

Recessions ‘could be good for your health,’ researchers claim

Researchers have concluded that during hard times our health and well-being improved because it forced people to cut back on indulgences while many were less stressed and could sleep more.

Telegraph.co.uk

EDUCATION

Driver's ed set for revival

Driver's education in public schools, which virtually disappeared a generation ago, could be staging a comeback.

USA TODAY

Google Docs developed new student-oriented features

Google Docs' summer interns were tasked with working on improvements to the service geared toward students.

CNET News

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GOOD NEWS

Disney offers free admission to 1 million guests who volunteer day of work

The "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" program will provide certified volunteers with a one-day ticket to any park at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., or Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla.

Sun-Sentinel

National gallery of art honors Hispanic Heritage Month with exhibition

As Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated, the National Gallery of Art presents a wide array of offerings honoring this rich and diverse cultural legacy.

HappyNews.com

Mich. foundations support census effort

In the absence of state funds typically allocated for Michigan’s census count, some of the state’s most prominent philanthropies are offering grants to promote the population count.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

WORLD

US won’t recognize Honduras election without end to crisis